Earthquake in Pakistan
The National Earthquake Science Center (NCS) said that there was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 170 km. The NCS said in a post that, the intense earthquake has been measured 3.7, dated: 20/08/2025 02:38:23 IST, Latitude: 29.86 Answer, longitude: 71.09 east and whose depth: 170 km, 170 km, was in Pakistan. ” A statement from said that a 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in many parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Earthquake came a day earlier
The impact of the earthquake in Pakistan a day earlier was felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, KP’s Peshawar, Swat, Chitral and Abbottabad. The PMD reported that the earthquake came at 10:20 am (local time) and its center was at a depth of 190 km in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Punjab has stated that the earthquake was also felt in the provinces Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Lahore, Multan, Sahiwal and Sargodha divisions. Although no casualties or losses are reported, no emergency has been declared.
Why earthquakes occur in Pakistan
Pakistan is located on three major tectonic plates – Arab, Euro -Asian and Indian, which create five seismic areas under the country. The intersection of many corruption lines means that tectonic movements in this region often occur.
According to the US Geological Survey, the Hindu Kush region is considered one of the most active seismic regions in the world, which is located at the confluence of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, where their continuous confrontation causes frequent earthquakes, including rare deep-centric earthquakes that can reach more than 200 km.
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